http://www.hardknoxlife.com/2010/02/01/is-it-wrong-to-aim-out-of-the-ball-park/ A Brand Management blog by Dave Knox @daveknox Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:53:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.hardknoxlife.com/2010/02/01/is-it-wrong-to-aim-out-of-the-ball-park/comment-page-1/#comment-3787 tanya singh Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:45:29 +0000 http://www.hardknoxlife.com/?p=2233#comment-3787 I agree with you Paul :) I agree with you Paul

]]> http://www.hardknoxlife.com/2010/02/01/is-it-wrong-to-aim-out-of-the-ball-park/comment-page-1/#comment-3760 paul Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:07:29 +0000 http://www.hardknoxlife.com/?p=2233#comment-3760 People forget about all the hard work and determination that goes into prepping for that swing for the fences... that is just as important in the end. You may strike out but you still are stronger than the average bunter in the marketplace... and many of the greats never flaunted the big swings since you only heard of them after the hits were made.. and that is what matters more than some out there who spend more time talking up where they are going than actually getting there. People forget about all the hard work and determination that goes into prepping for that swing for the fences… that is just as important in the end. You may strike out but you still are stronger than the average bunter in the marketplace… and many of the greats never flaunted the big swings since you only heard of them after the hits were made.. and that is what matters more than some out there who spend more time talking up where they are going than actually getting there.

]]> http://www.hardknoxlife.com/2010/02/01/is-it-wrong-to-aim-out-of-the-ball-park/comment-page-1/#comment-3751 Devin Johnson Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:05:07 +0000 http://www.hardknoxlife.com/?p=2233#comment-3751 On my way to the batting cage... On my way to the batting cage…

]]> http://www.hardknoxlife.com/2010/02/01/is-it-wrong-to-aim-out-of-the-ball-park/comment-page-1/#comment-3749 Daniel Lally Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:40:46 +0000 http://www.hardknoxlife.com/?p=2233#comment-3749 A brand manager who quotes Kipling! A brand manager who quotes Kipling!

]]> http://www.hardknoxlife.com/2010/02/01/is-it-wrong-to-aim-out-of-the-ball-park/comment-page-1/#comment-3748 Dave Knox Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:22:41 +0000 http://www.hardknoxlife.com/?p=2233#comment-3748 Great point on the pre-Moneyball & pre-Steroid era. I have a feeling that the greats of the era - Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, etc - would tell you that they believed in aiming out of the ball park Great point on the pre-Moneyball & pre-Steroid era. I have a feeling that the greats of the era – Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, etc – would tell you that they believed in aiming out of the ball park

]]> http://www.hardknoxlife.com/2010/02/01/is-it-wrong-to-aim-out-of-the-ball-park/comment-page-1/#comment-3747 @peterkim Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:58:33 +0000 http://www.hardknoxlife.com/?p=2233#comment-3747 I get where you're coming from, Dave. I can't help but think about the context of the quote as well - pre-Moneyball, pre-Steroid Era. The days of Mad Men, not "look at me." So when the quote is taken quite literally for today's world, pushback ensues. Hopefully not because those people are actually bunters and slap hitters in their jobs...but maybe so. I get where you're coming from, Dave. I can't help but think about the context of the quote as well – pre-Moneyball, pre-Steroid Era. The days of Mad Men, not "look at me." So when the quote is taken quite literally for today's world, pushback ensues. Hopefully not because those people are actually bunters and slap hitters in their jobs…but maybe so.

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